Fly swatter



Feb. 6, 1923. 1,444,720.

I I C- D. YOUNGER.

FLY SWATTER.

FILED AUG. 3!, 1922.

WITNESSES INVENTOR I CHARLEsQYm/NaER A TTOR/VE Y8 Patented. Feb. 6, 1923.

CHARLES DILLARD YOUNGER, 0F EDGELEY, NORTH DAKOTA, ASSIGNOB; OF ONE-HALF TO'BERT R. VOGT, OF EDGELEY, NORTH DAKQTA.

FLY SWATTER.

, Application filed August 3 1, 1922. Serial No. 585,572.

7 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES D. YoUNonR, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Edgeley, in the county of La Moure and State of NorthDakota have invented a new and Improved Fly Swatter, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact descripriously bent as shown, toform a handle 4 tion.

The present invention aims to provide an improved fly swatter of thefamiliantype' including a handle and a more or less flexible strikersheet.

An improved object of the invention is to provide simple and inexpensivemeans for detachably but securely mounting the sheet on the handle topermit the substitution of a new strikersheet each time an old one isout worn while retaining the handle and other parts.

Another object is to incorporate in the structure, inexpensive butdependable elements to give a handle of light weight and preferably makeadvantageous the formation of the handle from a single length of wiresuitably bent; and an anchoring means for the striker sheet which may bedepended on to keep the sheet normally extended in prolongation of thehandle and prevent it from slipping angularly about its line of anchorand preferablyan anchoring means so designed that it includes but asingle stamped part, shaped and located positively to hold the sheetanchored as desired and yet permit instantaneous detachment from andattachment to the remainder of the device.

These and other objects of the invention will be moreclearly understoodfrom the following descriptionof one of the many possible embodiments ofthe invention, said description to be taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing showing a construction at present preferred andwhich may constitute one example of the manner in which the inventionmay be carried out.

In this drawing Figure 1 isa front elevation of the swatter partly insection.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is also a sectional view but taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views of the drawing.

In the present instance, a striker sheet 3 is illustratively disclosedas comprising a single piece of sheet material, as rubber.

Preferably, asingle length of wire is vacarrying at its upper end a pairof leg members 5 arranged end to end and adapted to be embraced by thefolded over lower marginal portion 6 of the sheet 3; the naturalresiliency of the arm portions 7 of the handle tending to urge said legmembers toward end to end contact.

Associated with the parts so far described and constituting the onlyadditional member of the complete combination, is a channel member orspring clip 8 of substantially U-shaped cross section for overlying theleg members 5 to embrace the lowermarginal portion 6 of sheet 3, as wellas the main partof the sheet where the latter lies opposite the portion6 and to compress the two plies of sheet material thus disposed justbeyond the leg members 5.

In order that the clip 8 may be keyed on the leg members 5 thereby toprevent a piv-v otal' movement of the sheet 3 on said leg members, theclip is notched at its bottom at opposite ends. Such notches straddlethe arm portions 7 and so key the clip in a manner which will be moreclearly understood from Figure 1, showing the parts in assembledcondition. I

In order to restrain the clip against downward disengagement'from itsfrictional and compressing co-action with sheet 3 where folded over theleg members 5, the upper ends of arm portions 7 are notched at 9 tointerlock with thetnotches at the bottom of clip 8.

It will, of course, be understood fromthe above description, that todiscard a striker sheet 3 it is merely necessary to separate the armportions 7 suliiciently to permit the clip 8 to be pulled in a downwarddirection past the notches 9 and far enough to release its grip on thefolded over portions of the then moving the clip 8 upward with thelatters terminal notches engaging the arm portions 7 of the handle untilthe clip is squeezed over the bent over parts of the new sheet and theterminal notches of the clip of sheet metal and of such a shape that itmay advantageously be stamped with a minimum of waste.

I would state in conclusion, that while the illustrated exampleconstitutes -a practical embodiment of the invention, I do not limitmyself strictly thereto, since, manifestly, the

- same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit ofthe invention as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. In a fly swatter, the combination of a handlecarrying at its upper end a plurality of rod-like elements bent to forma pair of transverse legs arranged end to end and spaced above the mainbody of the handle, a striker sheet having a terminal flexible portionfolded over said legs, and a spring clip substantially U-shaped in crosssection overlying said legs .and compressing the main and folded overportions of the sheet between the sides of the clip beyond said le a Ina fly swatter, the combination of a single length of Wire bent to form ahandle carrying at its upper end a pair of transverse legs arranged endto-end and spaced above the main body of the handle, a striker sheethaving a terminal flexible portion folded over said legs, and a springclip substantially U-shaped in cross section overlying said legs andcompressing the main and folded over portions of the sheet between thesides of the clip beyond said legs, and

means for restraining the striker sheet and the clip from rotating onsaid legs carried partially by the clip and-partially by the handle.

3. In a fly swatter, the combination of a single length of wire bent toform a handle carrying at its upper end a pair of transverse legsarranged endto end and spaced above the main body of the handle, and

resiliently set to a predetermined adjacency,

a striker sheet looped at its lower end around said legs to form twoplies of a sheet above said legs, and a channel clip straddled over saidtwo plies to compress the same in the vicinity of said legs, the bottomwall of the clip beingnotched at opposite ends to embrace portions ofthe wire of the handle to restrain the clip against turning on the legs.

4. In a fly swatter, the combination of a handle carrying at-its upperend a transverse rod-like support, a striker sheet having a terminalflexible portion folded over said support, means for holding the mainportion of the sheet normally extended in prolongation of the handleincluding a channel member overlying said support and frictionallyembracing the main and folded over parts of the sheet, and meanspartially carried by the channel member and partially carried by thehandle for restraining the channel member against disengagement from theother arts len thwise of the sheet.

CHARLE DILLKRD YOUNGER.

